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Vfe*-.^-<^a^^f<>* - (k **-4&t$*r t~^.' zxjl>Af\ -okv-i/. _V*R_^---"^^*r"7-iPalmer's Players Will Present aNew Double* Dill NextWeek.A TINE LIST OF ATTRACTIONS."The City Directory" a Steady Pull.Where Curtis Made a Mistake." Orpheus and the LiteratureThereanent — Elsie Leslie andMark Twain's " Prince and Pau-per" — The Lask-Cook FarewellTestimonial.There was not niucli m tlie way of novelty lastweek to be viewed " through the opera glass."Curtis' Hebrew (day at the Bush-street stoodaloneln the fact of newness, bul not of merit. Thepieces at the Baldwin and the California wererevivals. The closer we analyze "The Shatcheu"Uie more we see the awkwardness with which theplay is put together, I rom the title line to tbecolophon. In the lirst pi. ice, the name Is so oldand difficult to pronounce lhat man; prefer notio tackle it for fear ol making a blunder. Thesiib-iltle, "The Marriage-broker," ought to bemade the principal, because It Is by all odds thebe-t aud one thai would catch the attention oftlie public, particularly the feminine portion ofIt. They khovv what •' marriage " means andthe lively interest that attaches 10 it, but to theaverage mind " Sbatehen " lias about as muchsignificance as the cunilonu characters of theaucieul Persians. It Is a household word, dodoubt, on the banks of the Vistulaand the Hug in Poland, but li<e manyother wolds and things imported fromthe Old World Is as much out of place In an English-speaking American community as a hicki-iy-uut is in a mince pie. Your teeth are brokenover tire word almost as much as on tbe nit. inllie second place, the character of Joseph Lewisis written on such a high plane and In so pronounced a grandiose vein that ll suboidlnates alli he .east, even when played by an average actor,In Uie hands of such a self-assertive man asFrank Mordauul II reduces the surroundingpeople to mere nonentities, and metaphoricallylells Meyer Petowsky, supposed to be the primeI art in the play, as flat as if he nad been bit overthe head with a base-ball bat. There Is goodmaiei ial In " 1 he Shatchen " if it had been propel ly put togethei In the lirst place; but it wasnot. and the reason for the delect ion of Mr.Lewis Morrison an d his daughtei Bosabel ts easi* apparent. Hie piar must be rearranged— ltmust be reformed altoge.her in its es-euiui leatures.AT THE BALDWIN•Jim, the Penman" has been a steady draw, andthai Dial old, fair-sex loving tentleiuau, HenryClay ,! irrett, the manager, is as happy as the dayis loug. A favorite Willi ail lite members "I thecompany, populai with the theater patrons,innkiug _ nice little sack while enjoying the coolsummer winds of tbe peninsula, be may be saidto be in the midst of on« of those na-es we somelimes meet— too infrequent, unfortunately— ln theBandy desert journey of lite. We hope he will hudi; tn tlie way ot bis busiuess to give a few moreI'rilorniauces of "Jim" before tne engagementciu.-ei lot good and all.A Novelty,At least to our theater-goers, will be lbe production at the Baldwin morrow evening by thePalmer Company of their latest Eastern achievement, ■Auut Jack." Consider able Ink, pro and. con, has already been spilt In regard to this play,but ibe consensus of critical opinion seems In itslavor, although l is geuerally conceded a deflection from the usual J'aliner line. It is said tobe a liotby— a "wliipt syllabub" kind of a piece,and tim author lias departed (rom accepteddramatic method* Iv constructing bis work withthe same freedom A. W. Piueru allows himselfin elaborating ins admirable Plays; but at tnesame lime, in tins case as in l'lnero's, the resulti- said to be a f resb bieezme.ss altogether delightlul.THE CAST.,*- Berkeley Brae. 1, ._.-,,,.., /..Mr. E. M HollandCaleb Cornish.. . . / *"*■'" ' " I Mr Edward Bell.Mr. .Irillin. a solicitor Mr. Charles W. BatterColonel Tavenor, retired Mr. Frederic KobinsonLord St. John Brompton Mr. I*. 11. TylerMr. Justice Handle Mr. J. 11. StoudartSwi Iter, Brne's clerk Mr. K. Fax* Usher Mr.l'ercy ".".interJosepb, _ writer Mr. Herbet MlllwanlForeman of the jury Mr. Harry JamesJoan ryson, Caleb's aunt...., 3liss Ada DyasMildred, Caleb's wife Miss Maud ilarnsouMrs. l-.piiraim B. Mo Streek Miss Ella Seward"Aunt Jack" will be piecedcd each eveningby an original one-act comedy from the pen of(ins Thomas, author of "The Burglar," entitled* A Man ol the World," which is also claimed tobe an Eastern success. It calls only for a quartet of i artlcipants, and lv this Instance MauriceBarrymore, I*. 11. Tyler, Henry WoodiuH aud. Nannie Craddock answer the call. Pretty idaywas made with this trifle In Kew York, we aretold. >I.itilo Elsie Leslie.Mr. Dauiel Frohman will begin his regular professional lour with Elsie Leslie In the "Pilnceand the Pauper" at Denver In about a fortnight.The interest (ell hereabouts In tins play is twofold; first, because Frobinan's well-known ability anil standing as a manager are In the natureof a pledge that the "P. and P." is worththe lime and trouble taken with it; and, secondly, Mr. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), theauthor of the story and said to be its dramatist,has a pood many friends and admirers in mispart of the United Stales, where lie spent many ofthe earlier— happier, if all accounts bo Hue—years ol his life. Mr. Clemens has always beennoxious io be the author ol a successful dramatization. True, bis name was attached to "ColonelSellers," out of which Bayniond made a fortune,. bul It had no business there, as that dramaticversion is the worK of Mr. <;. 1!. Densmore ofthis city. The only fair claim Mr. Clemens can,llieielore, oner lobe considered a dramatic author will be In "Tire Ii nice and the Pauper."Frohman Is fortunate in having tbe popular litile Leslie gir! to Interpret the leading role. Shewas the enigma! Lord Fauutleroy in New Y'oik,and Is said to be exceptionally clever, while devoid rl lhat obnoxious precocity and frowardne.s usually the chief characteristics of Infantphenomena."Orpheus nnd Eurvdice."- i; ginning July 21st. the Tlroll will reproducel! is opera for one week, calling Into action tip!euliie strength of the company. The principaldistribution is as follows:Jupiter Henry NormanAristeusaad Pluto Francis UaUlardOrpheus Eugene Carl MuellerI. lice Louise ManfredVenus.. 7. , llauie Oelaro-BarnesThe cast numbers In all twenty-three people.There Is some interest In finding bow frequentlythis classic fable, that personifies the power ofmusic, has inspired writers ol English literaturefrom lire earliest times. Three Instances occurto mind just now. Albion in. his beautiful•'L'Allegro"says:Orpheus' self may heave bis headFrom golden slumber on a bed"-"~" • Of heaped Elystan flower*, and bearSuch strains as would nave won the carOf Plato, to have set freeIlls hall regained Enrydlco.in llieihlrd act, scene I, "King Henry VIII,"Queen Katharine says 10 one of her maul _ inwalling: "lake Iby lute, wench; my soulgrowssad with troubles. Sing and disperse them, ifthou canst." And the maid slugs:Orphans with his lute made treesAnd the mouutamtops that freezebow themselves when be did sing;To i... music plants and flowersI.mi rspr.ng: as sun and showers* These bad made a lasting spring.• * n • •In sweet music Is such art.Killing care ami grief of heartTall asleep, or, hearing, die.Then, again. In Pope's "Ode to Summer" wehave these stalely lines:But would you slog ami rival Orpheus' strainThe wondering forests soon would dance again.The moving mountains hear the powrful call.And headlong streams bangllst'ulng in their fall.lie next opera to be uroduced at this theater,on July 27th, will be Mllloekei's" Vice- Admiral."A Oood * Season Before Ye.Manager ilavman lias been seeding bis engagement book for the Baldwin In such a way withEastern attractions, that a rich dramatic harvestmay be expected.at that theater for the rest of theseason. Following the Palmer Company, now' holding the boards, come in regular succession:*• T be Seven Aces " and " Adonis," Witb Dlxey." The Crystal Slipper."The Cailelon Comic Opera Company.The Emma Juch English Opera Company. ;Emma Abbott's Opera Company.in. Morris m lbe emotional drama.Sarah Bernhardt in the magnetic and dynamicditto. . if-hl '■"'" IMThe ll.mion Volta Pantomime Company.I.otia in tier little character bits.The Lyceum Theaters "Charity Ball," andtie Daly Company toward the close of the season" Here's richness I" as Squeeis when he.ThrouchTheOpera Classlooked Into the boys' milk cue at the Saracen' 8Bead. Here Is an array of talent sufficient togladden the hearts of the most exacting publicIn the I tiled Slates. Dtxey has taken on anImmense amount of reputation with his " SevenAges" since he was here with "Adonis;" andthe •' Crystal Slipper" piece, now running toimmense bouses in Chicago, Is said to be aspectacle of such brilliancy that all previousproductions in tbe same lute pale before it. Theoperatic trinity secured— Carleton, Juch andAbbott— will commend itself, sandwiched as itwill be In the middle of the list of dramatic attractions. Miss Clara Morris Is confessedly thegreatest emotional actress on the Americanstage, and Is always In demand; and alter bercomes the capricious Bernhardt, whose wholeliie Is devoted to creating a sensation, now glv-„Ing out that she has poisoned Herself, and againUnit she intends to follow Hie explorer Stanley,so much dues slie love him, into the It ait ofequatorial Africa. We will bate an opportunityto see Iter, "with eves In a line frenzy tolling,"as tbe Maid of Orleans— " Jeanne d" Are." 'me'* Haulon Yolta Pantomime Company" Is ibechief noveliy of the lime. Lively Lotta, old asshe is. the "Charity Bail," and the ever-welcome Dalys complete iho season.The Gristlier EngagementWill be commenced at the Bush-street Tbeateron Monday, July "Bth, with cbarles Gayler'spowerful melodrama "Lights and Shadows,"new to the San Fraucisco theatrical world, but-well established in lbe favor of New Yorkers as ameritorious piece. The play is said to bo skilfully constructed, sho wing the dual life of thehero— one phase being that of a naturallybones! man. Hie other au eufotced accompliceof a gang of thieves. ii" ie are many side-plotsand accessories of stage Illustration. Mr. JosephK. T.i istnei assumes the put of Mark Melburn,tho heio, and Miss Phoebe Davies thai of Libelthought, >ti, alias Mabel Bland, the heroine.l BE COMPANY.Mr. Joseph R. liri-lner, .Mr. Scott Cooper.Mr. James i'arden. Miss l , ■ ■be Davies,Mr. ...... r_-e M. llermance, Miss Delia M. (iiuii.l,Mr. Lorimer Johnson, Miss Loyola O'Connor,Hr. 1 homas Kelrus, - is Sara Stevens.Mr. Clarence Ferguson,Mr. Sam Thai! Is Mr. Grismer-s business manager, and Mr. li. A. Kllday treasurer.tMiiiieiiiiii - Desirable.The Lask-Cook farewell testimonial at theBaldwin Theater next Sunday nigbt, July -71b,promises to be an affair of importance iv adramatic way. After the augmented orchestralias played the overture to '-Setnlramlde," Mr.James Garden, Mr. Paul Davis and Miss EmmieWilmot will appear in the comedietta, ''DelicateGround," respectively as Citizen Sangfroid,Alphouse and Pauline. This will be fallowed bya musical auddiamatic interlude— i.en t-u,of Aronson's Casino, New Yors, Phoebe D.ivie-,Irene Dudley, Ida V—hrrgm, Laura Bigcar, AlvabGlover Salmon, and a quadruple quartet ol malevoices taking part. 'ihe balcony and utusescenes from ••Borneo aud Juliet" come uext,with Lilian l.aiiisun (the successful debutante),Fannie Young and Bichaid Poo c as participants. Melville Kills, aged 12 (a Mozart in precocity), has finished two musical compositions—i (a) "Album Leaves," and (fr) "Concert Mazurka.—which will he played by the orchestra after theShakespearean scenes, Becitations and selections by Messrs. Grismer, Lemati, Miss llattleDelaro and the Bilbao yuai ate next in otder.Miss Dorothy Kossmoie and Mi. Leo Cooper succeed tv the dramatic Hide called "The SilentSystem" by which A). Coqueliu Miss AgnesLaud-Boom made such a sensation in New Yoik.lt is a novelty in stage repr sentntiuu. Aspecially olio follows; and the wind-up wiil bea "Surprise" ill which nil the leading professionals of Hie city take oatl, representing, perhaps, the unexpected ai pearauee ol the "Ghost"at the Grand Opera House ou salary day. Theadvance sale for the "complimentary" is alreadyquite good.A Sappy Thought.When Mr. August Hiniichs. chef de baton ofthe Baldwin theater orchestra, conceived theIdea of eucouraglog local and State musical compositions in* did a good thing fur himself ..lid fora certain tine of talent latent among the ladiesand gentlemen of California, Many had thestirrings of ambition In this direction, but thelion in the path was the difficulty of geitiug tbelrwink before the public. Ibe " lllnrichs' competition" proposition removed this difficulty anda lidded the musical scribes just tbe opportunitythey wanted. Already foriy-slx compositionsbave beeo submitted to the leadei's notice, undtwenty selected, of which the "One BunnyLock " solo has alieady been played by theBaldwin cornetist, Mr. Young, with gieat eclat,and the remainder will be given iv ihe followingOlder:The selections are:1. Cornet solo (already given), "One SonnyLock. " by i laic Elmer (-Mrs. O. Perkins, city)2. Aline." waltz by (.race nes, city3. "Album-:. ' if et concert Mazurka"by Melville E.'lis (la years of age), city4. Violin solo, ••i:eniei_i_>r_uu-e_ ■■■ Thurlngla"..l.y Carl v.rii der Meaden, city5. *• impromptu ft Tarantella " 1., yi. it. .r.6. "Uu.rli_iidcn"..by i-ran.: Nebelung, Anaheim. Cal.7. March, ** Vein. V nn, n.i " try 11. C. Walt, cityB. Descriptive Fantasle, " the . vers' Quarrel *'In Phil J. Jacoby, Los Angeies11. Song, " Maggie Oncine'*l'l Hut ence Eastern?, >apu. Cat.10. Waltzes. "Fairy Dreams" and " The tidal -Wave" by Prof essor T. Foreman, city11. Gavotte by H. 1-aikeiii.u. ciiy11. Entr'acte, from th. MS. ..J- ■::. "Lucy Marlihot" by Professi Richard J. Wilmot, city13. I'vlka, "La Utile c.ilif -ruiennc "by Oscar iielscher14. Idyl. "Kip Van Winkle" ;:r.v""by Jim Bidden, Stockton, Cal.15. '* i'ne Dream of the White House". ."....by Jennie I.easy (12 years of Hirer, cityMiss lleasy is tin* composer, you .g as she Is,or twenty or more scures. Mie submitted,besides the oue accepted, two others 1.. Mr.llinrichs— "The Storm" and "A GrandMarch "—which be pronounced remarkablygood. The yonug lady Is now engaged on amarch for the Native Sous.10. Scbottisene by Nellie White, San Jose, Cal.17. Waltz, " l.'lvriirit de Champagne"by Ada Wetzl. cltvta " Pacific Kallroad," a galop '_■ Miss S. Ml, city19. Mazurka £legante by ... 1. Jobauusen. ciiy-0. Sereuau .mi. em ana (liumoristiqiie)by ir. Walziniihti, cityThe uext composition to be performed by thetheater oi dies tra is the Aline" waltz, by MissGrace Janes of this city, said to be writieu in avery spirited style aim wotked out wiih gieatcare.airs. I). I. H.w rs.Who joins forces with Mr. Frederick Wanknext season lv a Shakespearean touni.e, madeher first appearance on the Amerlcau stajre atthe old Paik, New York, then under the management of the late Thomas Dairy, on December8. 1845. She was but It.", years of age andKnown as Ml-s Crocker. The occasion was abenefit to Mr. ittuunh, and lbe young lady a|>peared as Amanlhis lv '-The Child of Nature."She wis very favorably received, and at once indicated tbe possession of talent. She remainedIn the slock of ibat company for seveial years.Mrs. Bowers Is a native of Connecticut, and hasa reasonable share of Yankee entei prise, enemyand spit it. She married, in ti.e summer Of 1848,and. after her husband's death, much occuriedto 1857, look the management of one of thetheaters in Philadelphia, whore, tor severalyears, she resided as a leading actress. Mrs.Bowers has always been veiy popular with theAmerican public, and still commands attentionand admiiation iv important characters, lf aliking for Shakespeare, acied, be one of thesigns of the dramatic times as claimed, HieWin rtc-Boweis onion will hit the occasion verynicely. We will, at least, not be annoyed bybroken English.1 I*. in i's Concert To-Night.Mr. Louis Planet, violinist!' de S. M. la HeineIsabelle and Ul'tcier dc riuslruetion I'ubllque.makes bis first appearance before his friends attbe Baldwin Theater this evening. He has beenabroad lor seventeen years and returns with anenviable reputation as a master of his Instrument. The (.elections will be the full concertoot diiiii. and ii "Cradle song" of his own composition. He also furnishes an accompanimentfor Mine. Mane Tekley Phinil's recitation or.siivesiie's latest verses, and sinus two tenorsongs (Massenet's). Mine. Zeiss. 8. Martinezand Kmue itainvtlie coulilbute tbe ten aimler ofthe programme.The Weary .Musician.Only not to see the painted tares,Only not to hear the music's i.iare.Only not to vleiv tin- arts and graces'> enth tbe gaslight's flicker and Its hare...fitly to my tssk 1 to in: will iug,l'iay the music's measure, sad or gay.Harmonies that other souls arc thrillingWhile my thoughts are absent, far away,Ob, the mocking ecbo of i be voices,-*;*_/* In melodic chorus, soft and sweet.While my heart so heavy, ne'er rejoices,Ittiylhinic sway the dancer's dainty feet..Nightly gleam the tinseled fabrics airy,Mashing through Ihe mazes r.t the dan c.Gleams i..c wing of sylph, or sprite, or fairy.Shows the studied pose, the pictured glance.How I hate tbe art-oedtzeoed -seeming,Nymphs will, jewels fiaabing us their eyes.Life Itself, Its straggle*, and Its scheming,Quickly now, Hie gaudy vision dies.Only not to see the painted trices.Only not to view the hollow strife.Let the merry- makers take their placesIn the tragicomedy of life.**>* * • *" He Is dead," they say. "tbe poor musician.And he's poor; we 11 bury tank" they said.Quickly all as If by one volition.Opened wide their purses, for the dead.Tint last bed of bis. beneath the grasses.s Purchased by those players whom he scorned—And still the panoramic vision passes.By charity redeemed, by love adorned.->. Y. Truth.Acne* Huntington nnil ncr Backer.Marcus Mayer, as American representative ofthe International Managers' Agency, has arranged the lour for next season ot Agnes Huntington and her comic opera company. The organization will be under bis personal direction.Miss Huntington will leave London about September Ist and bring with her a company ofseventy people, the leading ones bclua MissBuy Ills r.roiiirlitnn, Annie Scliuberlli, Miss Wadman, liime Lee, Mr. Monkhouse, 11. Ashley,Templar Saxe. Albert .fames and George Temple.Mr. Stanislaus will probably be i lie musical director. The season, according to Mr. Slayer,will probably open at the 'irenium Theater hiBoston, Septembei 2'j.li, but If not will certaintyopen at the Broadway, In llils city, October Oh.Lady HurdettCoults is the financial backer ofthe enterprise, with 125,000 as a starter. .In relation to this enterprise the following remarks of an exchange are pertlneul:. "TheBaroness Iluideli-Coutts Is b-comlug moie andwore prominent In theatrical life every day InLondon. She Is a victim of the present rage for; THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1890-FOURTEEN PAGES.patronizing theatrical people, and it Is understood that her enterprise will not stop contentwith merely backing Acnes Huntington's OperaCompany. The London correspondents announced ihat Miss Huntington's patroness willset aside {125.000 for her to lose In her operatic venture before she closes lite door of tbaCoults' bank. All this is Interesting, II true.Unfortunately there ls a very well-groundedsuspicion that the enterprising Baroness has ahalm of promising things ln a rambling fashion,which never aie fulfilled. Two hopeful American actors have told the same story concerningtbis rich and rather eccentric Englishwoman,but nothing ever comes of her promises. Shemeans well, and she Is ecstatic in her admirationof clever Americans, but she does not pass overthe keys of the Coults' bauk to them so rapidlyas ihey sometimes expect. Miss Huntingtonmay get that 1126,000, but sbe is not a hut favorite for It exactly."Agnes lluiitiuglon has arranged with GeorgeKdwnides to rein the new theater now build lvi;In Leicester Square, London, for a term or years,for comic operas, etc. It will be finished ill May,1891, and Mis. Huntington Will take possessionafter her Aineiicau lour. -Echoes of "Tbo Senator."The "Senator" party are not decrying theSlope aud its people as much as we *ive beenled lo believe. According to the Clipper, Brooksrepoits Ihe season as having been thoroughlysatisfactory, while that active agent, J. B. Aic-Cormlck, says ihey had a royal good lime for allconcerned. Crane looks well ana sliiine utterhis trip notwithstanding his attributed biliousutterances, and has gone to I basset, Mass.,with his wife, where they will remain till December. McCormick is about starting his theatricalnews bureau. It is bis intention to publish aweekly budget tol* the dramatic editors throughout the countiy. John I'aul Bocock ls his partner.Barrett anil llontli. Financially.Edwin Booth is a very rich man. Be lives simply, but Is lavish in other duectlons, his gifts tothe Flayers' Club having been princely. Illswealth Is largely Invested In leal estate, and beowns prouerty all over the country, ills lourswllb Lawrence Barrett have been very profitable, and he is vow a sure card as long as hechooses to act. Lawrence Barren is one of theMen American actors who has always earned ahandsome Income and saved most of it for manyyeais. Ho Is an enterprising manager aud is asgood a business man as he is an actor. As manager of a New Sort, theater be would be a success.Disillusionized.An euormous bouquet was handed over thefootlights of a theater to a largo blonde lady whosings a secondary part in the comic opera at liehouse, and comes iv for a plentiful share of attention ftom the regular occupants of front seats.Two very young men lv the first row of chairsweie suspected of having sent the flowers, forwhen they were lifted over the lights by the usherthey flattered and fidgeted about In their seatsand made some nervous lemarks to each other,Throughout the evening they devalued the movements of Hie handsome blonde, and th y were1 1 en ted to a few fugitive glances ol recognitionfrom the goddess, who also wore some of ihelrroses in her corsage. They designated the faircreature as " Baby. 1 ' As a term of endearmentthis might be allowed to pass, but viewed fromany practical standpoint the youths might moreappropriately have termed the lady of their regatd '• Mamma." However, the evening passed,and alter the opera was over the two youug menlimned out, and the observer fancied them lushing home lo get in beloro their papas lockedthe doois for the night, but as he waspassing by tbe stage entrance of the theater, amoment later, lie saw litem stationed there witheyes fixed excitedly upon the sacred portal atwhich ibe stars of Hie snow would be forced loappear. The door-keeper was holding a conversal ion with a policeman close at baud.•'.Miss Twilight's husband will gel a good pricefor thai bokay what was sent uplober to-night,"said Hie door-keeper.••Why, docs be sell her bokays?" asked the policeman."Always, And doesn't he just smash thedude's laces when they come 100 close. lie'siiiitud here lull to-nlghl, and he'll hit anythingthat comes near lum."A look ol consternation overspread the facesOf two young men. The younger of the two wblspeted something to ins companion. Then iheyboth glided away and turned Into Broadway witnthe Indiscriminate crowd. Miss Twilight, whosehusband sold her banquets and intitillated thei ices nt the dudes who showed attention to her,was ihen* "Baby." hits aie the choicest moments of love's youug dieaui made a burden anda failure.— Sun.l'.tssiiMi il.v I'roGta.London Truth reports German newspapers asmaking merry over the extravagant nonsensewhich cm respondents at Oberaininergau atewilling about the profits of the play. It appearsthat, so fat* from the profits tv 1880 having beeuCuO.ooo mar s, as staled in the Loudon Standaid, they were only 240,000 marks, winch sumhas been divided between 700 persons. The neti-ioltis (estimated al 1,000.000 marks) cannotpossibly exceed 250,000, reckoning a letum of20,000 m.ii ks fu.iu each of the twenty perlot malices, as there is a deficit ot 250,000 maiksto be i aid oil, which sum lias been expended onlie* theater, sceuery and costumes. The question of abolishing the play has never risen atObeiaimuergau, atnl if the performances areslot pen alter this year it will be In consequenceri the Interference of the Bavarian Government,as the ii luce Itcgeut Luitpoid does not approveof tbem."Joan of Arc" Annlvz.il.Even with tbe advantage of Mme. Sarah BernliauU's magnetic personality, says the Fall MallGazette, "Jeanne d'Ar<-" Is a disappointing production. Take away lbe gteal French tragedienne and it would De barely toleiable. M. Julesltarbiere styles bis work a draine-legende— asomewhat vague description, which it was perhaps just us well to adopt, as It would have beendillicutt. Indeed, to classify the piece under anyof the ordinary heads. But If one considers thecase analytically, It must be confessed that thereIs very little rendu about "Jeanne d'Atc." anduot much limine. 10, Ilarblei's dr-iiue-legendelias, in abort, all the etteet— or rather all the absence of efleci— oi a poem which was never intended tor the stage tit all. Ihe lines, save whenMute, lie am: herself Is ipeakiag, seem to lackvariety and action. The eye Is attracted moreby the iiilse-en-scenc than by the insignificantmovements and gestures of the dramatis persona 1 , and the ear is more roil";. appealedtoby M. Gounod's music than by the words ofthe poem Itself, Of couise it Is only fair toremember that the Parisians must have listened to the woik iv a far different spiritin that in which a London play-goerwould enter Her Majesty's Theater today. To the French the ecstatic monologues and the patriotic utterances of Jeannewould doubtless be foil of soul-stirring significance. But lbe i.hh'irmiilic Englishman cannottill himself (or llie occasion with the nationalsympathy cherished by a loielcu people. Let ussay at' once that any one who has not seen Mine.Be* i iriii.it iii Iter great roles will be ol necessitydisappointed with her Jeanne d'Aic. Perhapslite most striking nipuicuts in her performanceai e the close of tbe first tableau, where Jeanneyields to the will of heaven and leaves her home.and the climax of the prison scene, where thecaptive maid mocks at and instills ber conqueror, Warwick. But, taken as a whole, thepart will never be cited as one in which the actress will be able to exhibit her full powers, andwe question whether any of her English admirers will care to witness for a second time aplay wbicb afiords tier so tew dramatic chances.Ii - :. -irl Wagner.old creeds, old deed.-,, for centuries dead, rise outThe grave and swarm beside the storied Itliliie;I ... death anil destine, ttiese play their part,And nit mule break some storm-beat humanheart ;While thunders of the heaven nre girt aboutWith sliver /.ones of melody divine.Klill.lKl.l- BI'KTOS.'ihe Wisw 'in.li) Inline there will bo a Satuiday as well as aSunday matinee given atthe Wigwam. The programme lor the coming week Is filled with attractions, chief among which Is Noi lis' CanineParadox. Some Of our pretentious biped barnstormers would conclude the "piol-sh" had"gone to the dogs" did tbey see _Sui lis' animalsal work.r.'rsininl -Slid Oilier Jutting*.Ida'eue Cotton lias beeu engaged for the newseason at the Alcazar. The young lady has. shown rapid Improvement of late.Hugo Toland goes Willi "Mr. Barnes of NewYoik" next season.johu J. Levy, lor so many years business manager fur Lawrence Batten, is spending ibe summer at Laielimoiil Manor ou Lout: Island Sound.Joseph L. Submit/., a very competent orchestralleader wlio lias Just returned from Mexico, conducted the monster band of fitly musicians furnished by the Musicians' Protective Union forthe Molders' ball last night at the Mechanics' Pavilion. Mr. Scbmilz was formerly chef de batonat Miiguiic's Opera House on Washington street,also at the Baldwiu and the Grand Opera House.He Is distinguished for precision of tempo Inleading and for holding his musicians firmly lege; her.Miss Augusta Lowell of Oakland, and at present organist of one of lbe leading New Yorkchurches, will preside in the organ-loft of Hr.Stebblns' chnrcb this morning (Sunday), by Invitation of Louis Schmidt, the stated organist.Mr. Daniel Frohman purchased while In Europe two plays byA.lt. I'lnero, one by Sltunisaud Buchanan aud one by Jerome K. Jerome;also two French comedies and _ play by meauthor of "Captain Swill." It is his Intentionto alternate iv productions of these plays withplays by American authors, already secured, althe Lyceum Theater next season.George Pauncefoit. an English actor, wellknown in San Francisco In Hie fifties. Is said tobe now keening a tea-garden and restaurant n earYokohama, Japan. Geoige. no doubt, knows hisbusiness to a i by, this lime. lor an Item lo thesame ell. el has been hunting tin ouch the Amerlcau press for "years aud years," as Mr. Florencesays in the play.J. Hamilton Whitney's American opera" s.mtltnuet.' " will be produced al the BijouOpera House on Wednesday, July 23d, for lbsbenefit of Liberty Fust, No 1.13, U. A. It. Therewill be a lull chorus and orchestra, and a fancydrill by Jordan Legion, S. K. of A., under thedirection of Captain William Irelau. Admission 50 cents. >* Aiiss Linda Uietz has been engaged by SolSmith Kusseli to create the leading female partlv the uew play which Hum Boucicaull bas written lor him.Colonel J. 11. Havctiy. who has become one otthe most conspicuous figures around the bettingquarters at the Washington Park races, assertsthat lie will be the pioptlelorol two Chicago theaters next year.• • W. I*. Florence isa thorough Bohemian. liebegun lite as a printer, and the newspaper styleof looking at the wot hi still clings to him. *Helives hugely for to-day, Is not a complalner anddoes not cry over "spilt milk" as loug as there ismore cream in the maiket. -Alice Dunning Litigant, unappalled by LydiaThompson's reception, talks of returning toAmei ira with a burlyque company next season.Alice and Lydia, says the lliooklyn Eagle, weregood-looking ut about llie same time; not recently. __. X .'. ". '*'-"•■Poor old Campanlnl, observes a New York contemporary, fancies thai his voice Is entirely restored. Bin the ii tub Is Hut the operatiou hehad perloimed on bis vocal chords leaves bisvoice In but little better condition than lt wasbelore. Broken down opera-slugers. however,never lealizo their; inability to sing. WhenGerster's voice was wholly gone she fancied thatshe sang as well as when tbe world was at berfeet. ■--- . ■ • ";- -Many a man has made his fortune by keepinghi*, mouth discreetly shut, but, of course, thiswont apply to Sims Beeves or any one in bis line.Mr. and Mrs. Kendal will make their reappearance at the fifth avenue Theater, New York, inA. W. Pineio's play, "The Squire." It wasotiginally produced by the Kendals at the St.James Theater, London, where it had a run of170 nights. "The Squire" recalls an interestingcontroversy, Thomas Hardy claiming a boldplagiarism from bis novel, "bar From the Madding Crowd," which accusation Mr. Plnero em-,phatically denied. The (act could not be gainsaid,however, that the motives ol novel and play werestrikingly similar. ■..--."-*It Is said that Stuart liob. ou has become acomplete wreck since the recent death of Illswife, and doubts are euteitalued as 10 whetherlie Will lons survive her. Tbe comedian ls at bishome in Cobasset, Mass., aud repoit says that heIs completely prostrated. Mr. Louis James iswith Bob son as bis guest, and doiug his best tocomlort him in his affliction.The new farcical niece, "PreteMolla Femme,"lias lurnished Mr. Diou Bouclcault with the subject for a new play for Bolaud Keed. The subject has beeu localized and extended to threenets. Mr. Keed assumes the character of au oldsteamboat captain, and expects to add anotherstrong cbaracter to bis repertory.li Slugger Sullivan makes a hit as a dramaticslat ii is suggested by the Chicago Heraldthat Manager Harrison might let htm have ago at Shakespeare. Sullivan as Borneo, with("aggie Cline as Juliet, would be a dramaticnoveliy, aud oue that would fill any theater lvAmeiica.Verdi has obtained a decree in the Italiancourts prohibiting any baud-organists lv thatcountry from grinding out alts trom bis operas,as they pay him 110 royalties.When the announcement was made that Mrs.Leslie Carter intended going on the stage predictions were made tbat she would not ventureto make her appearance In Chicago. Thewoman was misjudged, says the Herald. Manager Hamlin has included her among the attractions (?) that will be presented at his theateruexi seasou.Arthur Sullivan's first serious opera, "Ivanhoe," will mouse unusual mure-;. The composer baa engaged tor the leading part Eugene(Judlii, whose wife, too, will sing in the opera.i-ig. Tito Mattel, the soug composer, bas(ailed..Lillian Ilingstou, daughter of E. J. Hlngston,who managed Ai tenuis Ward's tour of the world,Is now au understudy at the Loudon AvenueTheater.Louis James can be claimed by llllnoisans asone ot their own. He was born at Btoomluglon,iv that State, and was at one time In business inChicago, lv 18(10 he became a member of thefamous Ellsworth Zouaves and went Into the warwith ihem. He made tils debut as an actor atthe old Colonel Woods' Museum, I bunco, about1874 hi a melodramatic play called " Hevotlou,"winch enjoyed a brief term of success.The Daly Compauy are lv clover, John Hullhas at lust been captured by the American players, horse, font auu dragoons. Editor Ledger oflue Era gave a splendid entertainment Sundayevening, Juno 29th, at London, in honor of theprofessional visitors. Three bundled personsprominent in literary and artistic circles werepresent, Including Heury Irving, the Kendals,Charles Wtliard, (Jeorge Giossmilh, AgnesIluntington, Mr. Baucioltand Mis. Keely. Thehouses at thu London Lyceum ate enormous.Tne Mendelssohn Quintet Club of Boston havesecured for their list violin Ute now somewhatfamous lsidor .scliiiiizler, who has for llie lastlive years been » concert master lv i'iaukfui-onthe .Main. Mi. Scliiiiizler is well remembered Inthis country as haviug been hist violinist of theclub when the club visited California, Australia,aud on tlieir return traveled Willi Mine. Nilssou.Miss Marie Barnard of San Fraucisco, a localcelebrity of great promise, has been secured usprima donna for the next seasou of Lite club. —American Musician.Mr. J. Thomas Maguire, after concluding tovisit San Francisco with "The City Directory,"changed his mum, preferring the healed term inNew York to the cool summer breezes of tillspeninsula.While in France Bliss Mather visited the bistorical village i.t Domremy, the bitthpiace ofJoan of Aie, and made a study of the traditionstbat have been banded down among the peasantsabout the icmaikabie maul. This statement isgood enough by way cf an ad., but It Is absntdwhen one comes to analyze it. Mather will openIn the "Maid of Orleans" at Palmer's Theater,New York, on September Ist. She will be anticipated, piobably, as lbe " woods aie lull" ofJoans just now.Messrs. Lock and Davis, managers of theHerman- Juch Opera Company, will open seventyeight new (beaters next season.Louise Naiiiii (Miss Louise Lester) lias beeureceiving high commendation lor her operaticwoik vi the summer veasuu in Philadelphia'i'bcie is to be a legal squabble over "TheIi luce and tlie Pauper" next season. DanielFrobman bas arranged to star Elsie Leslie inMrs. Abby Sage llichatosou's dramatization ofHark Twain's story. Mr. N.A. d'Aicy has arranged to star Tommy Russell 111 Mr. E. 11.House's version of Hie same story. Mr. Fi oilman claims Uk" exclusive right, under contractwuti Mai k Twain, 10 control any dramatizationof the story, and will attempt lo enjoin the Bussell party.he Lancashire, Blackpool and FleetwoodGazette of June loth mentions thai itobett Martin of •' liallyhooley " and "Killaloe'' fame has,in conjunction with Finest Ford, produced anew opera called "Joan; or, The Brigands ofBluegorta," at the Opera continue, London, Iti- described as "a Story of the stock Exchange. "ihe Marchioness of Carinaitbeii and ViscountGlcntwurth \*eie among the chorus, and includedhi Hie principals weie Lady Augusta lane, SirAugusta Weoslei and Mrs. Goatiey reuse, whois a daughter ol Mario and Grlsi.'•Never again," In iho words of a recent cablegram Irom Loudon, "will Charles Wyndham Invite newspaper critics to his theatrical performances. ills bat has gone forth, and the pressbave iii-irjirii It a casus belli. Whin seen at hisresidence, Mr, Wyndham said: 'With all duoinspect to Uie power and Influence of tlie Londonpress, I have severed my connection with It lorgood. I certainly gave orders not to invite anyof Hie critics nor to admit them free.' Mr. Wyndham said mat the Pint. ii criticisms on 'DavidGarriek' and '.-i stoops to Conquer' led bun tolake lbe step, '1 he public had paid un attentionto the attacks, but had eiowded hi. house. Thisrupture will, it is thought, result In seriousInjury to Mr. Wyndh.-iiu and his prospects inLondon, as two dally newspapers are reportedto bave given orders never 10 mention him Intheir columns again. Mr. Wyndham will produce a new play next week, when it Is expectedlie Will he utterly ignored by every paper ivEngland."I'hillip W. (ioatclicr, the scenic artist, appealsto bave got Into trouble hi the United Statesand left for Australia to gel rid of It. Accoidtugto the .New York Sun be changed his mind, bowever, when lie leached Loudon, and leuiatncdIheie under engagement to paint the scenes tora in vi 1 lay which Mis. l.angliy contemplatedproducing. Now that the Lily has canceled ailiier arrangements for this and next season,Goalcher has stopped work on the St. James'canvases and has made good bis hist promise,for be has really booked passage lor Australia.J.C. Williamson, tbe Melbourne manager, hashired linn on a tluee years' contract, The wagesaie lube veiy large— larger, Indeed, than haveever been paid to a scene-palmer iv Australia.European Musical Item-.Translated Trom the Bazsetta Musli aio of _________The the. of Sau Carlo In Naples has closedIts doors for needed repairs." 1 be Kheliigold." by Wagner, and " Un HalloIn Mascheia." by Verdi, were given in succession ul lbe Opera In Berlin; to empty benchesthe first aud to crowded houses the last.At one of the Philharmonic orchestral concertsof London, Signal Euounnciut, the talentedpianist fiom Floieuce, made a great impressiou.Two operas by A. Bitter nave obtained an enthusiastic success iii Weimar.A statue ot Wagner has been sculptured byBcbapper of ncillu, ana glveu the city of Leipsicto be placed in lite Municipal Theater.Laughams. the great German musical historian and cillic, leceulty delivered an lulcrosliugleciuie m Milan and liologna upon lite "MusicalEelaliuus Between Genuauv and Italy."A second volume of "Arte Auilche," by thebest composers of the eighteenth and nineteenthcenturies, bus been published by lticordl ofMilan. Tbese Alia have been collected by A.I'aiisoili, and the work has been dedicated toQueen -Maigbetlu ol Savoy.Fied Coueu bus been chosen. as judge [for themusical competition instituted by the Englishpaper Puck. A prize uf 20 guineas for the bestsong loi the lovers 01 the velocipede will be given.Tiie fashion of holding conceits lv the KitfelTower, Parts, is gaining lavor every day. Agood oicliestia and excellent singers prove agieat attraction there.Tlie Musical Tunes of London has becomealaimed at the Increasing number of studeuts ofthe flute since practice on lhat instalment waspiesciibed as acme for lung diseases and dyspepsia by many doctors.The 'cello of Carlo Bergonzi, belonging toFisher, ipe Velloist, now insane, was sold lvPalis tor loili) Hani's to M. Cios-Snlut-Aiige.ii..- .... :.. of "Asrael,"by Baron Fraucbetti,coninues Its success all over Em ope.Tbe mandolin and guitar clubs are disbanding throughout Italy as If by magic. Now the1 age is to study the tlute, while mandolin, andguitars aie sinking lino oblivion— v consummation devoutly 10 be wished,"Judith," a new .opera by Mme. PaulineTylis, bas been performed In Paris with success,ol i uiu,^. also, the favor ol the press.A dinner was recently given In Eiffel Towerby the Society of .Musical Composers of Paris.Salnl-Saeus occupied the seal of honor and vi■ eplyiaa compliuieutaiy toast sang an Improvised soug. _ - ■G.iyune has l.i; a paper In which tho sum obtained tor every season he sang leads as follows; V arose, 1870. 110 francs; Corno, 1870,1G0; Milan, 1871. 300; Parma, 1871, 9000;Cremona, 1871,' l."..t>iX); Seville, 1873,12,000;Bologna, 1873, 17,000; Rome, 1874, 23,000;Vienna, 1876, 7400; Milan, 1870, 32,000;Buenos Avies, 1877, 100,000; Milan, 1877,40.000; Loudon, 1878, 40,000; Madrid, 1878,80,000; Loudon, 187'J, 45,000; Madrid, 1870,100,000; Biiicelouti, 1880. 110,000; Madrid,1881, 125,000; Turin, 1882, 50,000; Lisbon,1883, 00,000; Parts. 1884, 20,000; .Milan, 1885,110,000; Buenos Ayres, 1888.520.000; Madrid,1887, 110,000, and so on, bringing a lolal of3,180,320 f raucs— "y lodo esio cou la garguuta."(And all this with tbe throat!)EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.Correspondence of Interest to theGeneral Public.In Everybody's Column The Call willpublish short letters from correspondentson topics of interest to the general publicThe matter In these communications willrepresent only the views of the writers.Ought to Give Transfers.Editor Call: I wish to call your attention to awrong that Is done to the traveling public onstreet-cars. ':. If a passenger enters a car, and,after paying his fare, by some ' accident to thecable or machinery canuot reach his destination,the conductor should be provided with tickets tohand to such passenger to entitle him to ride onthat Hue at some oilier lime, else iv my t-slimatotn such passenger Is wronged. N. S. -July, iSSU.THE CALL'SQUERY COLUMN.Choosing a President by theElectoral System.Issuance of Patents— Speed of Torpedo-Boats.Antiquity of Arithmetic— Terminationof the Civil War.The Call's Query Column Is conducted witha view to aid all seekers after knowledge of geueral interest.Catch questions will not receive any attention.No opinion will be given In tins column regarding the reliability or character of any person orfirms in this city or elsewhere.Questions, answers to which are in the natureof an advertisement, will not be answered.Every Inquiry must have the true and fullname of tbe sender, as well as the correct residence. Any inquiry lint has not llie correct name ami ,iti(Jrcs< of the sender willbe treated n_ it lt wag nat signed, and lbewriter need not expect au answer.E^Ulectino a President —C. 8., City,-I"i\» While a contingency might arise making%_.^f _ it possible to elect a Democratic Presi— dent of the United States and a Republican Vice-President or vice versa, the likelihoodof such a possibility is very remote, when youconsider for- one moment the plan of voting forthe same by electors. That plan was adopted bythe tamers ot the Constitution to Insure theaction ot the desire of the people In the choiceof tbelr Chief Magistrate without tunning thelists of a possible revolution through popular excitement over an unusually favorite candidate.The plan first proposed was to have the President chosen by the Justices of tbe SupremeCourt, but It was thought best after much discussion to give tbe power into the bands of a limitednumber of persons chosen by the people lor thesole purpose of making this selection. As Alexander Hamilton expressed it:It was desirable that the sense of the peoploshould operate In the choice of the persons to whomso Important a trust was to be confided. It wasequally desirable that tbe Immediate electionshould be made by men most capable of analyzingqualities adapted to the station. A small numberot persons selected by tlieir -How-citizens from tiiogeneral mass would be most likely to possess the la*formation and discernment for so complicated anInvestigation,The idea of Hamilton and others was that thepeople would select their very best and wisestmen as electors, and that these, Independent ofany outside pressure, would sit In judgment uponthe qualities and abilities of the foremost citizensof tho Itepubllc and choose from their number,not the most popular man, perhaps, but the manpossessed of the highest qualifications for theoffice to serve as I'iesident. Each elector wasto vote for two persons, either ot whom he regarded as qualified for the position, and whentin- electoral votes were counted the person receiving the highest number was to be Piesidentand the one receiving the second highest iittinOerwas to be Vice-President, and so being it is obvious that the Fresident and Vice-Presidentchosen might be of different political patties. hut It is a curious commentary onthe foresight of man to note that the practicalresult of this carefully thought-out plan of thewise men who framed the Constitution wasdirectly the opposite of what they Intended. Inless than forty years after tho adoption of theConstitution the dominant parlies had begun,through their conventions, to arrange beforehand whom the party's candidates should be forthe offices of I'iestdent and Vice-President, andthe election of electors became merely a methodby which to test the patty strength in variousStates. The electors 10 be voted for were determined by a parly convention hi each State, andIhe majority to any such State would elect theentire roll of electors vt oue party and thus determine the parly vole to be cast by that Slatelor i'resident and Vice-President. Thus theseelectors became what ihey still ate, gentlemeu chosen to cast the vote of the partylv cnnfoim with the nomination ot tbeparty; aud the ties of the party are sostrong in this country that tliero Is not aslugle instance ou lecord of an elect. it's ignoringIlls party obligation and exercising any otherchoice than that of his party. Each State Is entitled to a number of electors corresponding toits number of representatives in both Houses ofCongress, and the triumph of a patty vole in anystale elects usually ihe entire roll of electors.The "scratching" of a ticket, however, hassometimes interfered with this uniform resultand sent to tie Electoral College those of different partis* in the same ate. As a matter offact this electoral vote cast for Hie successfulPresidential candidate lms been the same asthat cast for the Vice-President on the sameticket Willi hint ever after 1832, when Van Unionreceived 170 and It. M. Johnson 147 electoralvotes for Vice-President.ToitrEDo-BoAT Speed— l*:. K. c . City. Yourpolul is uot well taken, and if what Is said tstrue the Cushlug may, notwithstanding, be thefastest craft afloat. Tbe dispatch you refer towas as follows:NEV Vokk, July 12.— The torpedo-boat Cashing,whirl: lett tne nary-yard at nitop 'oil Friday atnlarrived nt New London lour bouts iimt forty minutes inter, lias beaten all previous records for speedof trans-Atlantic steamships or war vessels. Heraverage spec. l was __..;t:> Snots an hour, The speedytorpedo-boat liestractor of the Spanish navy liasmade only 'l-i. Oli nautical miles, and the Italiancruiser 1-n-uiiionte. which Is the swlrtest war vesselatlont. outside of torpedo-boats, made the maximumsp ed of 'I'ifi nautical miles.drained now as claimed that, the Kussian torpedo-boat Adler attained a speed ot 2G.55knots, tbe Cushing, it is said, made somethinglute 28 aud 'M hunts per hour on stretches. Heraveiage speed for the entire voyage was 25.35knots. That Is uot saying tliat nt any time onthe trip she did not go faster. The Adler maybe. as a matter of fact, the faster of Hie two.The wat vessels being something new, Americans, like the child with a uew toy, are apt tomake much of theirs. The L}. I', is patrioticenough 10 stand by the Cusblug until couvlucedto the contrary. 'The Motto Translated— ll. It. C, Vallejo,Cal. The motto, ".Edes. mores juraque curat,"which you say is lhat the city of Charleston,S. ('., and lias b>eu adopted by her namesake,the San Francisco-built ciulser, Is susceptible ofseveral Interpretations, but the following is applicable as well as correct: "It (or she, meaning the vessel) protects (or defends) your homes,your honor tor integrity) aim your rights." Herois _ somewhat lloeial rendering: " Keenelbward over our homes, our characters, and ourrights"; and here's one more literal: "liathcaie r'oi our) houses (wdes). ways of life (or manners) (motes), and (our) rights (at law)."Meshes and Nets— A. S. C, Elmira, Cal.(1) it certainly Is unlawful to catch lish withseine or net, the meshes of which ate one Inchlong. (9) The meshes should be. when drawnclosely together and measured inside the knot,not less than seven and a halt Inches In length. (It)The t>. C. cannot, to answer your general andVICTORIA'S DAIRY.How Ihe Royal Family's Milk andButter Are Cared For.(^\(Jr> all students of history know,:£A\ *'L' Windsor Castle of history a know,.' Windsor Castle stands on a sharp■_L\*_7 bluff overlooking the Hiver Thames,and in the midst of one of the most beautiful pastoral valleys iv the world. The domain of this ancient stronghold has anextent of many acres, to practically usewhich the late Prince Consort establishedtho Shaw Farm within its boundary. OneITO<-_g, fl■ i hk £ A^y a *xxx^ r *%31|^#MKkX llffci^_r«_____i*«»^-THE QClfEfi-n DA 711 V ' BVXtIUVB,of the most interesting le.iturps of this isthe dairy, nn illustration of which Is givenbelow. . This building Is of yellow brick,with sandstone facings. It consists on theground floor of the milt-room, the churning-room and the scalding-room; * theupper floor contains the rooms set apart forthe use of the woman In charge; the milkroom is fitted -up with due attention tolabor saving. The walls and tho floor areof subdued coloring, being lined with encaustic tiles ; the .- shelves nud the buttertables are of ordinary veined marble; thedecoration, though simple, is in excellenttaste, consisting of several small portraitmedallions in bas-relief of the royal children, a few pieces of antiquated porcelainand a small fountain at either end. In thecenter of one side wall stands the buttertable, on which presides a bisque figure ofa nymph emptying a stone jar. The milkvessels are shallow white china jars of twogallons capacity each.- The cows- whichsupply the milk are milked twice daily, at5 o'clock in the morning aud three o'clockin the afternoon." The milk is skimmedtwice a day ■ and butter -is . churned onsix days .of . the week, except . when thecourt ;,-. is at ?• the castle; then,'' whenrequired for immediate consumption, butteris made twice every day. • The dairy herdnumbers twenty head of Jerseys, beauties,all pedigreed cattle; to supplement thesethirty-live head of nun-pedigreed shorthorncows are kept. These latter aro equal inappearance to purebred shorthorns. > ThereIs 'also a herd, of 'purebred shorthorns,sixty head in number, which are a comelylot. Some individuals of tbis herd are inindefinite questions, reproduce for your benefitthe en lie tisii and game laws. ; Suffice it to saythat In the use of seines tbev - must not be extended more than one-third across stream; thatthose catching youog lish with legal seine or auyother means must return them , to tho waterImmediately and alive; that on the Eel Itiver, inHumboldt County, the owners of land frontingon the river have cci tain Inclusive rights to cast,haul and land seines and nets on llieir own waterfrout; that the use of the seine Is prohibited InBollnas Bay, Napa Elver, Sonoma Creek, Lake.Meruit, Stockton aud Mormon I sloughs, SailA;, ton;., Creek, Lake Blgler and near any wayin any stream; and the setting, using or continuing or any pound, weir, set-net, trap or otlierfixed or permanent contrivance for catcblug fishIn the waters of the State is prohibited. (4) Nodistinction is drawn In the law betweeu a streamand slough as a place for fishing.Arithmetic— M., City. Arithmetic, whilethe simplest, Is also tbe most ancieut mathematical ait treating of numbers. The earliesthistory of the ait is lost, but tbe science began,as all other sciences, with the Greeks. TheGreek arithmetic was deficient, however, Inusing letters (or signs ot numbers and moreoverIn having no mark for zero. The Indian methodwas introduced Into Europe by the Arabs Inibe fourteenth century and diffused over thecontinent by means of almanacs, lt was notuntil lbe sixteenth century tbat it had assumedits present form and come into general useamong the learned, still another century elapsedbefore the common people were acquainted wllbtho art. Arithmetic uses only the nine Arabic orIndian digits and a zero cipher, the introductionof a "naught" or "0" cipher constituting thegreat distinction of modem arithmetic. Thedecimal system probably possesses no specialadvantages over lbe duodecimal, which theGreeks used, except in the employment of a"naught." _fA-—____Issuance of Patents— J. Vf. V., City.There are thousands of claims awaiting patentsbefore the Commissioner of tbe General LandOllice at Washington. The present Commissioner has undertaken, since he has been inoffice, to accelerate the issuance of patents asspeedily as possible, and you must wait untilyour claim ls reached In regular order beforeyou can expect to receive the coveted document.There Is only a limited force employed in thedivision where patents are Issued, heuce withthousands upon thousands of claims awaitingfinal adjudication, you can readily understandthat you must give the Commissioner lime, andas soon as be can, you may rest assured yourpatent will Issue— that is, if you have fulfilled allthe conditions of the law relative to your claim.if not, lt may take still longer, as theu it passeston Hoard of ltevlew, and this last procedure isitidi-iiulio in so lar as tho matter of time is concerned.New York City and Yonkers— J. I)., City.(1) According to Appleton's Dictionary of New-York City the city Includes Manhattan Island,lilackwell, Ward and Itandall islands in theEast Kiver, Governor, Eedloe and Ellis Islandslv Hie bay (occupied by thn United States Government), and a portion of the mainland northof Manhattan Island, separated from It by Harlem Itiver and Spuyteu Duyvel Creek. It isbounded north by the city of Yonkers, east bythe Broux and East rivers, south by the bayand west by tbe Hudson and North rivers. (2)Yonkers is ou the east bank of the HudsonItiver, about eighteen miles above the New York('Uv Hall, Its boundaries adjoining those of NewYork City ou the north.Termination- of the War— Si. T., City.From July, 1883, with the capture of Vleksburgand l'ort Jackson and the Union victory at Gettysburg, the final victory or the national causewas assured. Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court-house un April 0, 1805, brokethe back of the rebellion and brought the war toa conclusion practically. The last battle of thewar occurred near Uiazos Santiago on May 13,1805. Tin-, engagement Is ollicially recoided asthe battle of Palmeiio Kancb. Thirteen dayslater Kirbv Smith surrendered to Major-GeneralCanity. The proclamation of peace was issuediv ISOC.Two Years' Limitation— E. O. H., City.The limit of time lv the amendment to the onehundred and third Article of War means simplythat in time of peace you can be tried and punished by coiirt-m 1 1 only tor adeseitiou committed within iwo years ot tile Unto of the arraignment for tbe olleuse, the two years' limit tobegin with the end of the term of enlistment forwhich you were mustered, but absence from theCulled Slates uot to count Iv making up that twoyears. It is as plain as a pike staff.Mineral on Land— A. 11., City. II the settlerdid not kuow thai there were minerals on tbeland when be proved up, but ascertained thisattei ward, his claim holds good, aod whatever istv, on or uuder the laud belongs to bun. If Itcan be proved that be falsely look up the land asagricultural, knowing it to be mineral, his titleto the same can be contested, with the chancesStrongly In favor of his losing his right as ahomestead or pre-cuipllnii settler.Once More for all— J. ft!., San Mat cos, Cal.The Legislature of 1838-83 amended Section2662 to exempt from operation of road poll-tax"all persons who were honorably dischargedfrom service in the army or navy of the limedSlates at any lime between the Ist day ofAnril, 1801, ami the Ist day of May, 18G3." Youhave there uot only the substance bul the language of the amendment, which weut into ellecton passage.Said of Alexander— T., A. M. S. and B.M. M., City. It is related of Alexander the Greatthat when a boy he uttered the exclamation,"My father will leave nothing for me to do" (orwords to that effect), lv lamenting over the triumphs of his sire, Phillip II of Macedon.First-Class I-owers— J. D., City. Takingas a criterion the salaries paid to the EnvoysExtraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiarythe United States, estimate of the llrsl class powers of Europe is (alphabetically) France, tiermany, (.real Britain and Kussla.Looking Backward— M. (!., Santa Ana, Cal.The "4lh of September, 1820, was ou a Thursday, likewise the 23d of September, 1847 ; theTi li of June, lrS.-il.was on Saturday, and the IStbof February, 1829, on a Wednesday.Sax Qientin— M. 0., Santa Ana. Cal. SauQuenlln. wbere the Slate i'enltentlary Is located,Is in Mat in County, north of San l''ranclsco,2lVimiles by one route and 14 by another, includingstage, aud about 13 by water.Divorce on Death— A. W., City. If A'swife in-set him. whether with or without cause,he cannot again marry until he has secured adivoice or obtained proof presumptive or positive of bei death.A Billion— V., City. 1,000,000,000 express d In words Is oue thousand millions, anil Isthe French anil American billion; 1,000,000,--000,000 is the English billion.Fisk-Stokes Tragedy:— L. M. 11., Alameda,Cal. James Flsh Jr. was shut and killed on thestairway of the Grand Central Hoiel, New York,on the Tib of Jauuary, 1872." Normal Schools- R. EL N., City. There areState Normal Schools at San Jose (Charles 11.Allen principal), i.os Angeles (Ira Store ptlticipal) aud one at Chico.Consul or 3_r_X— 11. X., Seattle, Wash.The Consul of Japan in San Francisco IsT. Kawagita, I'helau building.progress of preparation for the comingsummer -shows, and later on will be exhibited at tiie fat stock show in Sinithfield.The treatment of the cows in milk is asfollows: They are put on pasture aboutthe loth of April for midday relaxationuntil the middle of May, when they rangeboth day and night. Then, according totlie state of the weather, they are broughtin about the inth of September, or thelirst week in October, They nre alloweddaily exercise at pasture until the secondor third week In November, when they arefinally taken up for the winter.The dairy cows during the non-pasturingmonths of the year are fed threo times during every twenty-four hours. The allowance is libera), and consists of cut feed; thecomponent parts are chopped hay, choppedroot (the yellow mangel is preferred), wheatbran,. crushed oats, and about two pound »of coin meal subdivided through the threefeedings. The cows which are in full Howof milk have daily in .their feed an extraallowance of two pounds of linseed cake.A large lump of rock-salt is kept in everymanger; two cows stand in a twin stall andshare a water-tank between them. Extremecare is taken to keep the cow stables nt aneven temperature nnd fully ventilated; thusanimal beat is economized and the capacityof the cow is increased as a milk-pwduciugmachine. '-. -%In March last 100 head of young stockcalves and yearlings were in the stables ofthe Shaw Farm. Tins farm proper consistsof 800 acres of pasture land and ISO acres ofarable. There are in all on the Shaw Farmtwenty Clydesdale horses; of these ten aremares from which three to five foals are annually obtained. The system in vogue is tosell the colts and' retain the fillies. - Theglory of the Shaw Farm is in its pigs; theseare super-excellent.- In one pen resides aBerkshire boar which Is a gem in his family; the - creature is dish-faced, ' of a mostattractive countenance, his nose is upward,and _ . absolutely : perfect, belug buttonshaped, with a latent power. for rootingequal to a double weed-grubber with a steamattachment; close by is his beauteous mate,and also near at hand are to be found manyof their youthful progeny. * There are somespecimens of the large white Yorkshire, asalso of the small Windsor whites. To complete the Shaw Farm a pretty sheet of ornamental water faces an aviary where handsome breeds of poultry are kept.— AmericanAgriculturist.;;- .' -. -:•-' DRY GOODS. _^liPElifLlfllfflOl SALE!Following our usual custom preparatory to SEMI-ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING, which custom this year isrendered more necessary through our IMPERATIVELIQUIDATION SALE, we have created havoc in pricesin all departments, which has caused consternation andwonder among the vast army of purchasers who haveso liberally patronized us the past few weeks. We areHearing the culmination of thisGreat Dry Goods Sale !And intend it shall end in a blaze of glory and will notfeel thoroughly satisfied unless those of our patronswho have not yet secured some of our great bargainsfavor us with a call. We are interested in seeing allshare in the benefits of this vast liquidation.REMNANTS in all departments at positively HALFPRICE.H. C. TOBIN - - - TRUSTEE.943,945,947,949,951 Market Street,7 ' Af- A * 20 lt■■atk j_g& SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER.-^»^t|]|2£S?£S& CONTAINS MORE GOOD FEATURESj^M^j^S^ ™ ALL OTHER TYPEWRITERS COMBINED.J ASCtO-CALIFORSIAN BANK, LTD,v|^^«^yS*n«»S3 li. WELLS, FARGO * CO.'S BANK,_i^*^^f__pSJßreOTwl^i3Sw ß^S«- PACIFIC PHONOGRAPH CO.,t^^^^S^pi^^^^c^^^^^-^jr^V HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE,PlS^^^^^^MlP^^^^^ Write for De - cri P' ive Catalogue and Prices loJ^^BHS^S^^ LEO E. ALEXANDER & CO,T^^tS^S^^^jMi* '$■< A^iH^Sif^Je* GENERAL AGENTS,2.8 Sansome Street, S. F.jj-is FrSiiTuttYOU WILL BE SURPRISED....AT....What You Can Buy fora Small Amount....AT....LEADING M /l omgmil jLTffjmta Sill rtT% UjSfr*Qfr CUTLERSANDBAZ AA "FLOF WHICH WE ONLY QUOTE A FEW ITEMS:Kour-ply Collars , 5cHook-strap .'..'.. J." ,""!5cFrench make Tooth-brush '.77.'..'.'.-.Large size Horn Dressing Com!, 7.beOne Quire of each. Papa and Envelopes In Box. 5cSilver-plated Chased Napkin Kings BoAll-silk Satin-back Scar: 15cAll-leather Ladies' l'urse X_scFull size Hair-brush, Olive wood polished back. .2scKitchen Lamp, complete , *,'SCFancy Chatelaine Hag ','/ aocHalf dozen Silver-plated Table Knive5. ....'..."! 750All-linen I'.osom Laundrled Shirt 750Oood Oil Stove *.']!' 75 CCorrect Timer. Nickel I rain? Kitchen Clock 850Good Stylish Hat In soft or stiff Kelt, latest"Shape «1 goSllvfr-plated, Five-bottle Table Castor »1 -JSSilver-plated, Fancy-glass Top Fru:t or CakeStand »1 25A Oood All-leather 11-luch Traveling Bag... *1 50Good Packing Trunk , $% •__Don't fail to visit our Art Booms, elegantlines of Lamps, Tables, Bronzes, Bisques andBric-a-Brac at Moderate Prices.Goods delivered free m Oakland Alameda, Berke -ley. and s.m Rafael.Country orders promptly filled.818-820 MARKET STREET,15, 17, 19, 21, 23 O'Farrell St, .I'IIKL.VN' BLOCK.las TuThSu tf ;IJK 1 iXz^f^Mmr'J 3 Su tfSick Headache fiEl 5— .PoßitlvolyCured byHf!_ARTFfiQ th.«,__u«ioPii_u. aVMiit fcf\Ol They also relieve Ills f§tm tress from I) 8 P e i' Bla ._Ms Indigestion and Too* j BWfeK Hearty Eating. A perXc'J PI iiSa feet remedy for Dizz.iK_\\_______\\__} ness, Nausea, Drows -\ysS__^Btm ____Jness, Had Taste in theMouth, Coated Tongue, Pain In tho Side, TOR-PID J_,lYEIt, &c. They regulate the B^>.- elsand prevent Constipation and Piles. Thesmallest and easiest to take. Only one pill adose. Purely vegetable. Price 25 cents. •CA&TSS VSDICmS CO.. r::?'rs. St. Vtfe.MniMiii— ■ t— nm3-"-r. - apa. Mi nil hA ...liebic COMPANY'SEXTRACT OF BEEFFinest and Cheapest Meat Flavoring Stock forSonps,Made Dishes and Sauces. As Beef Tea, "an lnvauyable tonic and agreeable stimulant." Annual saleV.OUU.OUU Jars. .nennlnn only with fae-«l mile of Juntasyon I. iel, it's signature In blue across label,as above. _, ..-. ■. -.—_---—. .-aw*.Sold by Store-keepers, Grocers and Druggists.UJfUiu's KxritAcr of meat co., Ltd, Loudon.- . t - . ■ . se3o ThSuly ..■■..... -TdNSf PILLS!7-AIH. CATOS'S I;,IAUr - «''>lll'Ol-.Nl)forl..\.DIBS are Sure. I'rompi. i:iTr<*Uial. Tbeorlgl.ltd uid only genome Woman's Nulvution.A I AHAi; v M v . , -'. lot i , I rmai, '* l -l Sealed iidcl'iisaini-• -' CATOX.M>:UICAL T Sl'EClnC CO., Jtoston, Hs.-■* THK ItICHAUDS DRUG CO., ; (109 and 611■ft Market st., S. V. Cal.. Agents. •• iny*i» Su lyMM-taßNOTICE TO_JAX-PAYERS!TAX-F ATERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THATa certified copy of the Assessment Book con-taining the City and County's portion of the per-sonal property taxes for the year 1890 has this daybeen received. The personal property taxes forcity and county purposes are now due and payableat the office or tbe undersigned. •The above-named taxes will become delinquent onMonday, August 4, ISM* at « o'clock r. m., afterwhich time 5 per cent will be added to tbe amountthereof.Tax-payers will please send for their bills as earlyas possible.Positively no checks received after Friday, Augustl, 1890.For the convenience of those parties unable tocall during the daytime, the offlce will remain openfrom 7 to 9 v. ir. durin-z the evenings of July Slat,August Ist and 2d. THOMAS O'BKIKX.Tax-collector of the City and County of San Fran-cisco, New City Hall.Dated San Franclseo. July 14, 1890. Jyl4 illLIEBIG CO.'SCoca Beef with Citrate of Iron Tonic(Registered)A. Purely Natural and Kasily l>l?e*toJTonic for Invalids, Dyspeptics and Debili-tated Broken-down Constitutions audRestorative for ConvalescentsHighest Medals at Principal Expositions.Indorsed and Prescribed by the Mm;Eminent Physicians of Europeand America.PREPARED ONLY BT THELiebig Laboratory and Chemical Works Co.,New York, ParU and London.Likbio Cat) Coca Rekv Tovio embodies tia ii-tritive elements of the muscular fiber, blood, nora-iand brain of carefully selected healthy lurl-)-:'*!. **dissolved as to make it readily digestible by tbsweakest of stomachs. It also embodies the toilsnutritive virtues of the Coca or Sacred Life mas itthe Incas, tbe greatest of known vegetable nutria i;tonics, the whole being dissolved la a gu.araate.9lquality of Amontillado Sherry, thus constituting i;the most perfect nutritive reconstrnctive tonio /Jiottered to tbe medical professloinand publicPrJce, Ul Wan Bottle.Sold by WAKELEE* CO., cor. Montgomery ailBusb sts., and cor. Toils and Sutter sts., and all fln>class druggists. oc'27 tt _""a dr. immrv-7^^\ WONDERFULTo Prove Its ''"'' 'Wonderful , I'ower EverT one knows thatnnd Superiority, Browa .g effulri . J VeritableJ}, 9 , 1 15 , 0tu0 KHair of Life was a failure.Will be riven or **& that Pr - I-i^'K's tan R -. sent rree orator is the oricbal andbn apph.-atton, per- on * <***>»> ™ Llixir.flou-iily or by Inter. ' b* ( the BtaMM raotxSAHMl CXSSOT GET rrr.ifn ofi Chronia, Private. Special I'rttn plain tt, ScrToui DeMß^y. In-rutiral Wn-xo, Lois of Jli'Bwr/ ami Maiili <•■■!. UfW, I i'H,ilr. RUa« ud Stomach fjaaMf, Im;>itri;i<*« p t lU«Mood. Pimrl<*«. "S^r^ an-1 othrr Skin MMHM, N -"it* to acomplication called rroaiauirrbdea with U/pernihesta, whichrequire* special tnaUnrnt.DR. LIKBIO'3 INVIOORATORXo. ItfltiM only p.'tlUrPcareft>r above dlarawa rapt h-n t*tl with I'r ■>- lain rrb«-«. N*. 1cur-t rrmtaiorrhota. l'rk-o »f tollaMSlM. ft; caM ef litb. : "■■%, $10; hn\'.*\tt botOe*. half pile*!. Bout « t*t turn free.DR. LIKBIO A **'». for BMOfff * t^tarTrrofa eratary havemade a i(«'.*lairr of ■"■*«.•* of Uen. Ulaeaae, hewercr In-duced, OMtftfi ta_nnra_chljr eared ; recent cave *- l frr fv-v* ■lDTetcrnti! rates »klllfu!tT Imlfd: charges mod •» o.CIMAMhI Free. Tall or a-iJre«, 400 Ct_ - * .: ■-«. ■» «. .FnuidMo, Cat. Prtcato entrance, 445 M _.*._. 8 «•,CAUTION * ***»&** >-**•* » . ,lid I I 111 |\ trunu. whoae makes. . ■« •• »■ ir-li\J£_ -> X XVyJ.I . ..,., and ,m.kinrai ay A | »•* taermtpelons, ruarantevloc cum for _'■>, nr offer &« t . .vfu^XUuullKdrKciiol— UR. I.IEHIUa INVIUi -^ ■" ■ .. JylOtf ThbuTuJOHN '.WIEUIIFS CEUBRftfEOLagerßeer!STANDARD, ] Sold During tho YearEXTRA PALE, 1888 -ERLAHGER. J 122J73 Barrels of Beer.For Sale at All Principal Saloons.ASK FOR IT.frissuTi-, tri i .j— &___-s»_ J] , B, " <il ""i< , arttnoivl-K!(!<<a__?(__*■ — "*-Sfc?*H lee-mttri tti.dv for all UrnJgt-W Cores in Tfc« unnatural fils^hai-ses andPrivate diseases of men. AmStff tintr._L-_i net to« certain cure for thedebill-HA huh Siriciiu,. w tatliiß weakness peculiarjF^« > to wnmrn.Wtm jii-lonWby ' IpresiTibeitnnrtfeeHafeimTHtLMiXriFM'"''"*). In n-rrmini-ndlug i' toVJBk C'*i: N«»T1,0 tSSKSM a" sufferers.VHI v. a. a. JmT.i STONER, M D.,Dec«ti,.s,!l!_NBtJtiw __^y 1 hold by DrasiliU.TulT^TTiaf^i i° PBICE $1.(X).my 3 Saga We ly 'TO THE _AFFUCTED.~~.- THE E.N O LISH MEDICAL DIS-'./* Slw, PENHAKY.esUbllslieiltiy LonrtontrA~ 4XH-t "no York pnyslclans of 3*l-4Si^ years' practice, expressly for thorC"""^M.'tS' treatment of Special anil Privatel'KN.SAUV.p.tablKlie.l l>y l.ori.lmiana Now Yuri. |iUyslrlaus of ii..■.irs* **ractice, ezproeal^ f"r thotreatment ot Special ami I'rlTattit»K ,4_9& Ulwjsh of -Men. Tliey will for-V-p7Ti<7k. felt Five HuiiUreU Dollars fur any. ,'" F_sS6>^igk case they Ululertate an.l Tall tojJsijr'S^^ cure. Call oraddress the Kngllalt4atS3BH'^ Dispensary, n-l'J Kearny st., S. _.ieitfvod11